PARTS OF THE STAMENS 



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FIG. 48. The tassel or starninate flowers of the Indian corn. 



the plant. This question will be taken up more fully on page 80. 

 Parts of the Stamens. An ordinary stamen (Fig. 40) con- 

 sists of two very distinct parts, the filament or stem, which 

 corresponds to the petiole and midrib of a leaf, and the anther, 

 at the tip, which corresponds to the blade rolled or modified so 



